Anchorage May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Anchorage, Alaska in the month of May.
Typical Anchorage May Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 56.5 °F
Average daily low 40.0 °F
Average monthly precipitation 0.7 inches
Average monthly snow 0.3 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 21.0%
Daily chance of snow 1.1%
Anchorage May Weather Records
1916–2024
Highest temperature 82 °F May 28, 1947
Lowest temperature 1 °F May 4, 1945
Highest daily low 56 °F May 31, 1993
Lowest daily high 23 °F May 3, 1945
Hottest average high temperature 62.0 °F 2014
Coldest average high temperature 47.3 °F 1971
Most daily precipitation 1.0 inches May 30, 1980
Most monthly precipitation 2.2 inches 2019
Most daily snow 5.5 inches May 5, 1917
Most monthly snow 8.8 inches 1945
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
May 1 51.6 35.2 68 23
May 2 52.0 35.5 69 14
May 3 52.4 35.8 67 11
May 4 52.7 36.1 65 1
May 5 53.0 36.3 65 11
May 6 53.4 36.7 66 20
May 7 53.7 37.0 67 22
May 8 54.1 37.3 71 20
May 9 54.4 37.7 70 18
May 10 54.7 38.0 67 17
May 11 54.9 38.4 72 23
May 12 55.2 38.6 71 21
May 13 55.6 39.0 71 27
May 14 55.9 39.3 73 27
May 15 56.2 39.6 72 28
May 16 56.5 40.0 75 28
May 17 56.8 40.4 72 21
May 18 57.1 40.7 69 25
May 19 57.5 41.0 74 24
May 20 57.8 41.4 75 29
May 21 58.1 41.7 77 29
May 22 58.4 42.0 72 24
May 23 58.7 42.3 72 26
May 24 58.9 42.7 77 28
May 25 59.2 42.9 73 21
May 26 59.4 43.2 75 26
May 27 59.7 43.4 76 30
May 28 59.9 43.8 82 30
May 29 60.1 44.0 76 31
May 30 60.3 44.3 76 30
May 31 60.6 44.5 76 30
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1953–2024 Anchorage International Airport location
1916–1952 Anchorage Merrill Field location